भाष्य सध्या फक्त इंग्रजीत उपलब्ध आहे. मराठी भाषांतर प्रगतीपथावर आहे.
John 20 — My Lord and My God
The first day of the week. Mary Magdalene cometh early to the sepulchre. Peter and John run; the linen clothes lying. Mary stands weeping. Woman, why weepest thou? Mary. Rabboni. Touch me not. Go to my brethren. The same day at evening, the doors shut for fear of the Jews — Peace be unto you. As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Thomas was not with them. Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, I will not believe. Eight days after — Reach hither thy finger. My Lord and my God. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Many other signs are not written — but these are written, that ye might believe.
“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”
— John 20:28-29
- v.1-10 The empty tomb
- v.11-18 Mary in the garden
- v.19-23 The first appearance to the disciples
- v.24-29 Thomas
- v.30-31 Why this Gospel was written
As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. The pattern of the church's mission. Sent as He was sent — the Father's commissioning is the model.
Peace. The resurrection greeting twice repeated (vv.19, 21). The first thing the risen Lord says to disciples who had failed Him is peace.
The risen Christ accommodates the doubter. He offers the very evidence Thomas demanded. The patience of Christ toward honest doubt is on display.
Be not faithless, but believing. The invitation. The marks of the cross become evidence for faith. The wounds are the credentials.
The Gospel's purpose statement. Written, that ye might believe. John's aim is not biography but conversion.
Life through his name. The result of believing. The Gospel's end is life — the same life Christ promised the believers throughout.
Verse 28 is the confession every believer must arrive at. My Lord and my God. Not God in general; not Lord in theory. Personal — my. Thomas's words are the church's creed in two breaths. Make them yours, and live as one whose Lord has not stayed dead.
John 20 is the resurrection chapter. The risen Christ calls Mary by name, breathes peace on the disciples, accommodates Thomas's doubt, and explains why the Gospel was written. He is the same Person who washed feet and was crucified — and He is alive. The chapter's confession — my Lord and my God — is the chapter's point.
Mary. He named her. The Shepherd calls His sheep by name (10:3); the resurrection scene begins with a personal address.
A model for recognition of the risen Lord. He is heard before He is seen. Mary turned at the voice; recognition followed.